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Louise Barden’s poetry chapbook “What Hummingbirds Do,” a semifinalist in the New Women’s Voices competition, is now on sale at Finishing Line Press). Calyx Senior Editor has said that with these poems “rich in the details of nature and memory, she will guide you gently back to awe, to wonder, to the small moments that…
Cheryl Landes’ memoir, The Best I Can Do: A True Story of Navigating the Complexities of Mental Illness and Homelessness, was released on May 1 in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month. She shares her experiences of caring for a spouse struggling from an undiagnosed mental health condition during the last 20 years of his…
Kay Jennings Releases Book 7 in Series Cold Rock Island, book 7 in Kay Jennings’ crime fiction series set on the Oregon coast, published on May 15. By noon on May 16, the new release had entered Amazon’s Top 100 New Releases in the Murder category, coming in at #33 (later rising to #25!) This…
Join us on Saturday, June 22, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Camp Sherman Store located at 25451 SW FS rd. 1419, Camp Sherman, Oregon Judy and Little Bear, A Camp Sherman Adventure features a strong but grieving woman named Judy who finds humor and healing through a chance encounter with a lost…
“Fans of cat writer Mollie Hunt’s cozy cat mysteries are excited about her upcoming release, Ghost Cat at the Mystery Hotel. After her successful Crazy Cat Lady cozy mysteries, Hunt’s new Tenth Life series takes a paranormal twist with a ghost cat character. Don’t we cat lovers wish our kitties could live forever? In Ghost…
Libby Gill is delighted to announce the publication of her debut novel, Malibu Summer, by Penguin Random House/Pamela Dorman Books. After publishing six nonfiction books, Libby switched to writing contemporary romance because “the kids are off the payroll and it sounded like fun.” She is thrilled that her book—a clash made in heaven between an…
While we careen ever further into a period of vastly disruptive environmental change, politicians and policymakers will guide the world through these daunting challenges in one way or another, for better or for worse. The fifteen stories in The Fragile Blue Dot don’t concern themselves with policy or politics; instead, they explore more personal dimensions…
“Lingua Ink Books and author Maya Bairey are proud to announce the launch of “”Painting Celia”” on May 11, 2024. A stunning contemporary romance novel that will leave you breathless, “”Painting Celia”” resonates with its relatable story about growth and love. “”You can live in my pool house, if you’ll teach me to paint.”” Living…
Willamette Writers Member Tom Larsen’s true-crime story about tow Mexican women who fought back against their abusers appears in the Anthology “Women Who Murder” from Mango Publishing.
Lying Down with Dogs is a memoir told in a series of interrelated essays about the years Caradine spent starting and running Other Mothers Animal Rescue. As in any worthwhile endeavor, life has a way of intervening and she includes some of those non-animal adventures in her tale as it is all a part of…
